Announcing: Network Restarts at CenterLink – The Community of LGBT Centers

Scout, Ph.D. Director, CenterLink’s Network for LGBT Health Equity We are more than pleased to be announcing the following news right now!   NATIONAL LGBT ORGANIZATION PUTS NEW FOCUS ON ENHANCING LGBT HEALTH CenterLink Awarded New Five-Year CDC Grant Becomes New Home for The Network for LGBT Health Equity Ft. Lauderdale, FL – October 28,Continue reading “Announcing: Network Restarts at CenterLink – The Community of LGBT Centers”

Makin’ those connections: The Surgeon General Report and LGBT Youth

  By Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate Makin’ those connections: The Surgeon General Report and LGBT Youth         Happy Friday! Yesterday was the release of the 31st tobacco-related Surgeon General Report. The surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, held a call to answer questions about the whopping 920 page document. The report focuses on theContinue reading “Makin’ those connections: The Surgeon General Report and LGBT Youth”

Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Healthcare Reform Has Started to Change Our World It seems I’ve been a public health professional for almost a quarter of a century. (really? wow) I’ve gotta say, in those 24 years, one of the things that gives me the most optimismContinue reading “Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning”

ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Local CTG Grantees Have One Month To Modify Action Plans Remember how (just minutes ago) we posted that leaders are urging local disparity leaders to demand partnership in the newly awarded $100M of Community Transformation Grants (CTGs)? Well good news is, manyContinue reading “ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants”

Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Asking Officials How We Get Inclusion in Local CTG Awards Flashback to American Public Health Association (APHA) conference a few months back. This event pulls together 13,000 public healthians from every walk of life. They had a session there where they wereContinue reading “Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards”